Hooded Warbler (Wilsonia citrina), Havell plate no. 9
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Classification:
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Not promoted
Date:
1821
Medium:
Watercolor, graphite, pastel, and gouache with touches of black ink and glazing on paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Paper: 18 9/16 x 11 5/8 in. (47.1 x 29.5 cm)
Mat: 29 x 23 in. (73.7 x 58.4 cm)
Description:
Immature male
Credit Line:
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
Object Number:
1863.17.9
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at the lower left in brown ink: "Drawn from Nature by John. J. Audubon. / James Pirrie's Esqr Plantation Louisianna July 1 : 1821"; at lower center: "Louisiana Fly Catcher Male. / Muscicapa Ludoviciana"
Gallery Label:
The background flora has been identified as Pheasant's eye (Adonis annua).
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1821
eMuseum Object ID:
27143
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Tufted Titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor), Havell plate no. 39
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Classification:
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Date:
1822
Medium:
Watercolor, graphite, gouache, and black ink with touches of black chalk and glazing on paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Paper: 18 5/8 x 11 11/16 in. (47.3 x 29.7 cm)
Mat: 29 x 23 in. (73.7 x 58.4 cm)
Description:
Male above; female below
Credit Line:
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
Object Number:
1863.17.39
Marks:
Watermark: TURKEY MILLS / JWHATMAN [reversed]
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at lower left in brown ink: "No 8. Plate 39."; at lower center: "Crested Titmouse male 1. F. 2. / Parus bicolor. / Plant Pinus Strobus."; birds numbered upper and lower respectively: "1"; "2"
Gallery Label:
The background flora has been identified as White pine (Pinus strobus).
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1822
eMuseum Object ID:
27119
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Barred Owl (Strix varia), Havell plate no. 46
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Date:
c. 1821
Medium:
Watercolor, pastel, graphite, black ink, and black chalk with selective glazing on paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Paper: 37 9/16 x 25 3/8 in. (95.4 x 64.5 cm)
Mat: 53 x 39 in. (134.6 x 99.1 cm)
Description:
Male. Havell plate no. 46 includes an Eastern Gray Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis) inserted at lower right on branch.
Credit Line:
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
Object Number:
1863.17.46
Marks:
Watermark: JWHATMAN
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at lower center in brown ink: "Barred Owl. Male adult. / Strix nebulosa. -- / Grey Squirel. / Scurius cinereus. --"
Gallery Label:
The squirrel was added by the engraver. The original drawing of the squirrel is owned by Mrs. Ernest Tyler, NYC. (see figure 19, The Birds of America)
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1821
eMuseum Object ID:
27092
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Summer Tanager (Piranga rubra), Havell plate no. 44
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Classification:
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Date:
1821
Medium:
Watercolor, gouache, pastel, black chalk, graphite, and black ink with selective glazing on paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Paper: 18 7/8 x 11 11/16 in. (47.9 x 29.7 cm)
Mat: 29 x 23 in. (73.7 x 58.4 cm)
Description:
Adult male, above; adult female, center; immature male, below
Credit Line:
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
Object Number:
1863.17.44
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at lower left in brown ink: "Drawn from Nature by John. J. Audubon / Bayou Sarah Louisianna August 27th. 1821."; at lower center: "Summer Red Bird / Tanagra Aestiva"; at lower right in graphite[erased]: "No. 9[?] / Male old 1. Young 2.F.3. / ...Aestiva Plant Vulgo... / ...plant..."; birds numbered in graphite upper to lower: "1"; "3"; "2"; at upper right in graphite: "44"
Gallery Label:
The background flora has been identified as Muscadine (Vitis rotundifolia). The center bird was painted on August 27, 1821 and the other two birds were added several years later.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1821
eMuseum Object ID:
27090
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Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum), Havell plate no. 43
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Classification:
Highlight:
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Date:
1820
Medium:
Watercolor, pastel, graphite, black ink, and gouache with touches of glazing on paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Paper: 17 9/16 x 14 1/8 in. (44.6 x 35.9 cm)
Mat: 29 x 23 in. (73.7 x 58.4 cm)
Description:
Female, above; male, below
Credit Line:
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
Object Number:
1863.17.43
Marks:
Watermark: T. G. & Co. [reversed]
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at lower left in brown ink: "No 9. Plate 43. / Drawn at Cincinnati Ohio / April 11th / by John. J. Audubon"; at lower center: "Cedar Bird. -- Male. 1. / F. 2. / Bombycilla Carolinensis / Plant Vulgo. red Cedar. -- / Juniper Virginiana"; at lower right: "Weight. 1. o.ze"; birds numbered twice, lower and upper respectively in brown ink and graphite: "1"; "2"
Gallery Label:
The background flora has been identified as Eastern red cedar (Juniperus virginiaca), the berry-like cones of which are used for flavoring gin.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1820
eMuseum Object ID:
27088
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
American Redstart (Setophaga ruticilla), Havell plate no. 40
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Classification:
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Date:
1821
Medium:
Watercolor, graphite, black ink, pastel, black chalk, and gouache with touches of glazing on paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Paper: 18 15/16 x 11 11/16 in. (48.1 x 29.7 cm)
Mat: 29 x 23 in. (73.7 x 58.4 cm)
Description:
Female, above; male, below
Credit Line:
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
Object Number:
1863.17.40
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at lower left in brown and black ink over graphite[erased]: "No 8. Plate 40. / Drawn from Nature by John. J. Audubon / Louisianna August 13th 1821"; at lower center: "American Redstart Male 1. F. 2 / Muscicapa ruticilla / Plant Vulgo Scrub-Elm. / Ostrya Virginica"; birds numbered lower and upper respectively: "1"; "2"
Gallery Label:
The background flora has been identified as Eastern Hop Hornbeam or Ironwood (Ostrya virginiaca). The female redstart may have been a later addition to the painting.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1821
eMuseum Object ID:
27087
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American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis), Havell plate no. 33
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Classification:
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Date:
1824
Medium:
Watercolor, graphite, gouache, and black ink with touches of pastel and selective glazing on paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Paper: 18 9/16 x 11 3/4 in. (47.1 x 29.8 cm)
Mat: 29 x 23 in. (73.7 x 58.4 cm)
Description:
Male above; female below
Credit Line:
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
Object Number:
1863.17.33
Inscriptions:
Erased inscriptions at lower left; birds numbered upper and lower respectively: "1"; "2"
Gallery Label:
The background flora has been identified as Bull thistle (Cirsiun vulgare).
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1824
eMuseum Object ID:
27086
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Carolina Parakeet (Conuropsis carolinensis), Havell plate no. 26
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Classification:
Is owned by NYHS:
Yes
Highlight:
Display this item in the highlights
Date:
c. 1825
Medium:
Watercolor, graphite, pastel, gouache, and black ink with scraping and selective glazing on paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Mat: 40 x 30 in. (101.6 x 76.2 cm)
Sheet: 29 3/4 × 21 1/4 in. (75.6 × 54 cm)
Description:
Lower center bird immature; others adults
Credit Line:
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
Object Number:
1863.17.26
Marks:
Watermark at upper left: JWHATMAN / 181[?] [reversed]
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at lower left in graphite: "No 6 / Plate 26 ---"; at lower left of center: "Carolina Parrot. Males 1. F. 2. Young 3 / Psitacus carolinensis"; at lower right of center: "Plant Vulgo -- Cockle Burr."; at lower right: "The upper Specimen was shot near Bayou Sarah / and appeared So uncommon having 14 Tail feathers all very / distinct and firmly affixed in 14 diferent receptacles that I / drew it more to exhibit one of those astonishing fits of Nature / than any thing else -- it was a female -- / The Green headed is also a singular although not / uncomon a Variety as the above one -- -- / Louisianna -- December --- J.J. Audubon"; birds identified clockwise from lower center: "female"; "Male"; "Female"; "Female N[?] / 14 Tail feathers"; "Male"; "Male[crossed out]"; below: "Young --"; erased inscriptions thoughout
Gallery Label:
The background flora has been identified as Cocklebur (Xanthium sturmarium).
Provenance:
Mrs. John J. (Lucy Bakewell) Audubon
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1825
eMuseum Object ID:
27085
Exclude from TMS update:
OFF
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Magnolia Warbler (Dendroica magnolia), Havell plate no. 50
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Classification:
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Date:
1821
Medium:
Watercolor, graphite, pastel, and gouache with touches of black ink and selective glazing on paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Paper: 18 7/8 x 11 5/8 in. (47.9 x 29.5 cm)
Mat: 29 x 23 in. (73.7 x 58.4 cm)
Description:
Immature
Credit Line:
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
Object Number:
1863.17.50
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at lower left in graphite[erased]: "No 10 -- Plate 50 --"; at lower left in brown ink: "No 10. plate 50."; below in graphite: "J.J. Audubon"; at lower center in brown ink: "Swainson's Warbler Male. / Sylvicola Swainsonia / Tree Vulgo White Oak."; at lower center in graphite[erased]: "Temminck's...Warbler female / Sylvia..."; at lower right in graphite: "Octr 20th 1821 Louisia[cut]"; plant labeled at upper right: "A"; extensive erased inscriptions throughout, some indicating tones for sketched in leaves: "light"; "shade"
Gallery Label:
The background flora has been identified as Swamp chestnut (Quercus michauxii). Audubon recounts that during his absence from London, two paintings were accidentally switched and this one mislabeled as "Swainson's warbler, Male."
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1821
eMuseum Object ID:
27051
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Cerulean Warbler (Dendroica cerulea), Havell plate no. 49
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Classification:
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Date:
1821
Medium:
Watercolor, graphite, and pastel with touches of black ink and selective glazing on paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Paper: 18 13/16 x 11 7/16 in. (47.8 x 29.1 cm)
Mat: 29 x 23 in. (73.7 x 58.4 cm)
Description:
Male
Credit Line:
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
Object Number:
1863.17.49
Marks:
Watermark: TURKEY MILLS / JWHATMAN / 1817 [reversed]
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at lower left in brown ink: "No 10. plate 49. / Drawn from Nature by John. J. Audubon / Louisiana August 12th 1821."; at lower center: "Blue Green Warbler Male. / Sylvia Rara / Plant vulgo Spanish Mullbery. / Callicarpa Americana."; at lower left in graphite[erased]: "land"; at lower right[erased]: "... / Plant vulgo Mullber[cut] / Callicarpa americana---"; erased inscriptions in lower register
Gallery Label:
The background flora has been identified as Beautyberry (Callicarpa americana).
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1821
eMuseum Object ID:
27048
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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